FirstChoiceCandy Dried Tart Pitted Cherries - Sweet & Sour Dried Cherries, 1.5 Pound Bulk Bag - Perfect for Baking, Snacking, Trail Mix & Healthy Recipes

This product was excellent. Especially the value. I thought they might be TOO dry and chewy when I first saw them through the clear bag. I was wrong. They are plump and super flavorful. I use them for various things. I put them in homemade nougat, cookies and trail mixes. I have compared them with our lock products. I pay $5.99 for 5 oz here, so this is amazing deal. Costco has an OK deal, but I can never guarantee they will have them. I have used these for 4-5 different recipes and I’m only halfway through my big bag. Yummy just eating them plain too. ENJOY!!I really wanted unsweetened tart (Montmorency) cherries. These are a larger variety of cherry. However, these are a great value.To eliminate their added sugar, and reduce their natural sugar:1) Put 1 qt of them in a jar that you have a lid for.2) Add 1/4 cup of fresh, home-made (and still active) fruit cider*3) Shake and rotate the closed jar so as to wet all the cherries.4) Store the jar inside a dark cabinet for at least one full day before eating.* The active cider can be easily prepared from commercially obtained organic (preservative free) fruit juice that you have already fermented via kefir grains.You now have not only desugared this item, you have prepared it to be equal or better to what Mariani brand currently markets as probiotic dried fruit.Delicious in salads and oatmeal. Sweet and chewy.They are great in several of the things I bake. Everyone loves them. I will get them again when I need them.Good value for the money. We use the dried cherries on cereal and in hot cereals tooLove cherries! These are great and fresh and melts in my mouth yummy! I am excited to throw them in my oatmeal and cereal and smoothies! So exciting and healthy!!!I have these in a container to munch on when I have a craving for sweet or sour. I am on my second order - yes they are that good.Excellent product. Just as promised. Not sold locally. This was my only option. Pleased to find it available. (I have a very good squash bowl recipe that requires dried cherries.)